A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 8 nominations total
Bob Marley
- Self
- (archive footage)
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
- Self
- (as Lee Perry)
Bunny Wailer
- Self
- (as Neville Bunny Wailer Livingston)
Aston Barrett
- Self
- (as Aston Family Man Barrett)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo his surprise, Kevin Macdonald discovered that there is not one single piece of footage of Bob Marley from the first 10 years of his performing career (1962 - 1973).
- Quotes
Bob Marley: [historical footage] My father is a white and my mother black. Now them call me half-caste or whatever. Well, me don't deh pon nobody's side. Me don't deh pon the black man's side nor the white man's side. But, upon God's side, the man who create me, who cause me to come from black and white.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.129 (2012)
Featured review
Tuff Gong the Lion
I was expecting to see the same bits of footage, images, interviews etc. that I've seen before but this doc reveals lots more. We learn how his early formative years as a dual heritage child growing up in rural JA gave him a unique philosophical view in which to form his own ideas of who he was and what his destiny was to be.
The film also has the luxury of 144 mins to illuminate the genius that Bob was. I got to appreciate how influential and messianic he became within his immediate circle, his community and his nation. His ambition, drive and competitiveness were an integral part of his make-up and became central to his mission to preach love, Rastafari and unity. Any resistance to this would be casually side-stepped.
Whilst not a saint his soul crackled with energy and shone bright, perhaps too bright for the physical being that contained it and which sadly gave out at only 36. But the legacy lives on in the music, the voice of a struggling people, and we should listen as well as dance.
Peace, love and blessings.
The film also has the luxury of 144 mins to illuminate the genius that Bob was. I got to appreciate how influential and messianic he became within his immediate circle, his community and his nation. His ambition, drive and competitiveness were an integral part of his make-up and became central to his mission to preach love, Rastafari and unity. Any resistance to this would be casually side-stepped.
Whilst not a saint his soul crackled with energy and shone bright, perhaps too bright for the physical being that contained it and which sadly gave out at only 36. But the legacy lives on in the music, the voice of a struggling people, and we should listen as well as dance.
Peace, love and blessings.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Bob Marley: Stay with the Rhythm
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,413,480
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $262,004
- Apr 22, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $3,842,919
- Runtime2 hours 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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